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Alberta Senator Black calls for post-pandemic economic recovery council
A senator from Alberta is calling on the Prime Minister to form a new council to look at the future of Canada's economy after the COVID-19 pandemic.Senator Doug Black says the mandate of the Canadian ...
Apr 23, 2020 Alberta Senator Doug Black (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Town of Sexsmith pulls together to help fight flooding
Community members in the Town of Sexsmith are pulling together to help with floods that have hit the town over the last week. Late last week as the weather got warmer, lots of snow in the region began...
Apr 23, 2020 Community members form a chain to lay sandbags around a Sexsmith home to protect it from flooding (Photo: Facebook / Brett Van Schaik)
Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
DETROIT - Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of w...
Apr 23, 2020
With masks and distancing, Volkswagen restarts production
ZWICKAU, Germany - German automaker Volkswagen restarted production on Thursday at its plant in Zwickau, where its crucial mass-market electric vehicle is being made ahead of its launch later this yea...
Apr 23, 2020
Duvernay-Tardif, Kansas City Chiefs agree to restructure player's contract
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a restructured deal for the Canadian offensive lineman. The move helps Kansas City secure more cap space heading into this w...
Apr 23, 2020
New trial sought in Saints star's death over split verdict
NEW ORLEANS - The man convicted of killing former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith has asked for a new trial because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that split verdicts are unconstitutional in stat...
Apr 23, 2020
UFA donates N95 masks to AHS
United Farmers of Alberta is donating N95 masks to Alberta Health Services.UFA is giving 60 cases, about 4800 masks in total, for front-line health care workers to use in the fight against COVID-19."W...
Apr 23, 2020 Photo from the UFA Facebook page.
All too easy to impersonate a police officer: national association
OTTAWA - The Canadian Police Association says it's extremely worrying how easy it is to replicate a convincing police uniform and cruiser, and its president would welcome more government control of la...
Apr 23, 2020
A look at the lives lost in the April 18-19 Nova Scotia mass shooting
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - The victims in one of Canada's worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers k...
Apr 23, 2020
Five phases: Saskatchewan's plan to reopen the province to start in May
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government on Thursday released a five-phase plan to reopen parts of its economy during the COVID-19 crisis. The first lifting of some measures could start on May 4...
Apr 23, 2020